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  • Major project concerns

    There is a dangerous argument doing the rounds that our cash-strapped Government would be better off channelling whatever cash it has left into refurbishing our existing housing stock rather than pursuing grand projects. The view carries merit because housing investment creates more jobs, will save energy...
    Posted to CJ Construction Blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-04-2009

  • The Post-Metronet Management Structure

    The DfT put out a statement at the end of last week, confirming the arrangements for the management of the BCV and SSL contracts post-Metronet. The Department confirmed that, for the foreseeable future at least, the responsiblity for managing the maintenance and renewal contracts on the Metronet lines...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-02-2009

  • Exploring the Kingsway Tram Tunnel

    The Londonist reports that The Kingsway Tram Subway is being transformed by artist, Corad Shawcross into a giant mechanical installation and is currently open to the public for one month only. The London Transport Museum’s picture, taken in 1908 shows ex-London County Council (L.C.C.) single-decker trams...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-07-2009

  • A Restoration Story: The Wood Lane Facade

    The Wood Lane/White City area of London is unusual in the fact that it has a complex history of ‘open and shut’ tube stations. Technically, the first station to serve the area was the Wood Lane station on the Hammersmith & City line, up on the viaduct that had carried traffic since opening on 13...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-01-2009

  • Open House 2009: A View From Above

    Open House is a charity specialising in architectural education. It runs public programmes aimed to provide all Londoners with the opportunity to identify excellence in architecture and design, and appreciate its social, economic and environmental significance. They believe that the best way to do this...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-29-2009

  • Mike Brown To Replace Tim O'Toole

    The Guardian are reporting that Mike Brown will return to London Underground as Managing Director, just over a year since he resigned as Chief Operating Officer after 18 years at LU. Brown's name has been mentioned in connection with the post several times in the press, so its not a massively surprising...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-14-2009

  • Extending the Bakerloo: Investigations and Options

    The Bakerloo Line is, in many ways, an obvious candidate for extension and we’ve looked briefly at the history of such schemes on this blog before. Extended, the Bakerloo could encompass a number of areas poorly served for high-frequency rail, relieve main-line services into stations such as London Bridge...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-24-2009

  • Live Tube Ticker on Coke Screen at Piccadilly Circus

    TfL have formed a rather unusual partnership with Coke, bringing live service updates to the large Coca-Cola video-advert that graces Piccadilly Circus. In some ways it seems rather fitting - like the Tube, the adverts at Piccadilly Circus are one of London's long-serving iconic images, and Coke...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-21-2009

  • Minding the Gap: Tube Lines Talks Cost Cutting

    Yesterday marked the deadline for the Tube Lines to respond to London Underground's Restated Terms relating to the next 7.5 year phase of the PPP contract the company holds. The "funding gap" that currently exists between the two parties' costing estimates has been well covered on here...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-30-2009

  • Taking the Northern Line to Battersea

    REO, the developers currently in possession of the Battersea Power Station site, have begun to ramp up their rhetoric once again about developments at the site. REO (and both TfL and the Mayor's office) have long trumpeted the possibility of a privately funded extension to the Northern Line in the...
    Posted to London Reconnections (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-08-2009
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